Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Natural-pace European Portuguese at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Hundreds of activists form a human chain outside the Kennedy Center and demand Trump be removed as chairman after threats to demolish parts of it. Also: CNN, MS NOW, and Politico reporters are turned away from the White House after Trump says they are banned immediately.

Hoje: Cadeia humana no Kennedy Center · Jornalistas barrados na Casa Branca.

Today’s European Portuguese focus: tinham sido retirados - had been removed = had been removed. Vocabulary: cadeia (chain), crachá (badge), tomada de controlo (takeover).

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Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Natural-pace European Portuguese at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Keely Hodgkinson wins in London wearing a custom full-body speed suit and gets a crown. Also: The FAA plans an AI system to help manage crowded air traffic around Washington, DC.

Hoje: Hodgkinson vence com fato especial · FAA testa IA para o tráfego aéreo.

Today’s European Portuguese focus: não vai mudar os procedimentos dos controladores (will not change the = will not change the controllers' procedures. Vocabulary: o tráfego (traffic), o conflito (conflict), a capacidade (capacity).

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Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Natural-pace European Portuguese at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Scientists identify a new wild cat in Bolivia after more than 100 years, after a local family kept it as a pet and later wildlife experts confirmed it was a rare living feline. Also: Asian countries are sending more ships through the Arctic as Red Sea and other trade chokepoints become riskier, with South Korea already completing a Europe route and India and.

Hoje: Nova espécie de gato selvagem na Bolívia · Rotas comerciais ganham pelo Árctico.

Today’s European Portuguese focus: está a + infinitivo, an action happening now or in this period = to be doing / to be in the process of. Vocabulary: a equipa (the team), o comportamento (the behavior), o habitat (the habitat).

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Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Natural-pace European Portuguese at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Spain extends Luis de la Fuente's contract until 2032, showing confidence in the coach ahead of the 2030 World Cup. Also: Fuel prices jump in Syria, and protests spread as diesel and petrol costs hit daily life hard.

Hoje: Espanha renova com de la Fuente · Aumento do combustível na Síria.

Today’s European Portuguese focus: o acordo estava a ser finalizado, was being finalized = was being finalized. Vocabulary: o acordo (agreement), o troféu (trophy), o preço (price).

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Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Natural-pace European Portuguese at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: The US war with Iran has already cost at least $38 billion, and the report says it could keep pushing inflation higher while weapons stocks stay low. Also: In Algeria, Amnesty International is urging the government to drop plans to expand the death penalty after deadly wildfires and fears of political repression.

Hoje: Guerra com o Irão custa 38 mil milhões · Argélia debate pena de morte após incêndios.

Today’s European Portuguese focus: antes de ser executado, before being executed = before being executed. Vocabulary: o fogo (fire), a morte (death), a pena (sentence; punishment).

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Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Natural-pace European Portuguese at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: China rejects pressure to slow its AI industry while a spy chief warns the technology could threaten Communist Party rule. Also: Thames Water changes its giant reservoir plan in Oxfordshire amid local opposition and rising costs.

Hoje: China rejeita alarmismo sobre IA · Thames Water muda plano do reservatório.

Today’s European Portuguese focus: estar a + infinitivo, to be doing / to be in the middle of doing = to be doing / to be in the middle of doing. Vocabulary: custo (cost), consulta (consultation), água (water).

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Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Natural-pace European Portuguese at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: An Iranian vessel is hit near Hormuz, and Houthi control over another shipping lane grows. Also: Brics leaders meet in Delhi, united by Iran war tensions but split on what comes next.

Hoje: Navio iraniano atingido perto de Ormuz · Brics mostra união e divisões.

Today’s European Portuguese focus: não é contra ninguém, is not against anyone = is not against anyone. Vocabulary: o estreito (the strait), a declaração (the statement), adiar (to postpone).

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Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Natural-pace European Portuguese at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Xi Jinping gets a red-carpet welcome in Delhi as India and China show signs of thawing relations while still competing for influence at the BRICS summit. Also: Saudi Arabia shuts a key oil pipeline after drones launched from Iraq strike the route, prompting an investigation and raising pressure on global energy shipping.

Hoje: Xi Jinping em Deli no Brics · Arábia Saudita fecha oleoduto.

Today’s European Portuguese focus: dizer, to say = to say. Vocabulary: a receção (welcome or reception), o oleoduto (oil pipeline), a investigação (investigation).

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Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Natural-pace European Portuguese at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: A defense lawyer in New Mexico used ChatGPT in a murder appeal, and the court found fake witnesses and false testimony in his filing. He was fined $5,000, held in contempt, and. Also: South Africa and New Zealand meet in Baltimore in a four-Test series that is heading to the wire, with the Springboks leading 2-1. The match is also being treated as a preview of.

Hoje: Advogado multado por usar ChatGPT · Springboks e All Blacks em Baltimore.

Today’s European Portuguese focus: Há muita coisa em jogo, there's a lot at stake = there's a lot at stake. Vocabulary: o tribunal (court), o recurso (appeal), o relvado (grass pitch).

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Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Natural-pace European Portuguese at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: A former Anthropic researcher warns AI could one day become powerful enough to kill humans, lose human control, and be misused for dangerous acts. Also: UN peacekeepers take journalists behind Israeli lines in southern Lebanon, where roads, villages, and the ceasefire situation remain tense and unstable.

Hoje: Aviso sobre IA muito poderosa · Capacetes azuis mostram o sul do Líbano.

Today’s European Portuguese focus: estar a ligar, to be connecting = to be connecting. Vocabulary: o cessar-fogo (ceasefire), a fronteira (border), a aldeia (village).

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